Finally updated my front page reviews. I have some more things coming, so hopefully I can get some more reviews up. I'd like to see some more reviews posted. Theres so many teas, its tough to know what is worth purchasing.

Kudos to YSLLC! I received a shipment from Scott that would have been destroyed if not for his very, very careful packing. The box was crushed in, but no damage done to a tong, a bunch of Pu samples, the "DHP" Yixing tea pot or the other tea paraphenalia. And it arrived SAL in less than three weeks!

t4texas wrote:Kudos to YSLLC! I received a shipment from Scott that would have been destroyed if not for his very, very careful packing. The box was crushed in, but no damage done to a tong, a bunch of Pu samples, the "DHP" Yixing tea pot or the other tea paraphenalia. And it arrived SAL in less than three weeks!

Glad to hear everything was OK. When you get a chance please share with us what items you bought and what you think of them!

Salsero wrote:Someone finally sprang for the YNS braided! Great. And (predicatably) a Mengku cake. That looks like a lot of tips!

I didn't know there was a whole ebay for Canada! Why bother, the prices are still in $US?

Because the main currency that Scott deals with is USD, no matter where you see the store in the world (be it a Hong Kong eBay, Japanese eBay, etc.) it will always display prices in USD first, then right underneath it will show you the price in your native currency.

Also, yes I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts on the YNS braided and that Mengku (almost pure) tippy cake! I'd love to hear if that Mengku cake is as astringent as other tippy cakes I've had.

i have an affinity for anything strange and out of the ordinary such as these cakes. props to scott for making his own tea/brand and for stocking these mengku cakes that are really technically speaking, side projects by mengku shuangjiang.

An incredibly fantastic raw Pu-erh made from Pu-erh tree leaves that have a purplish tinge when picked. The resulting brick is darker. The quality of the leaves and the meticulous processing ensures excellent storage and aging potential. At the same time, it is one the best 2008 raw Pu-erhs to drink. The infused liquor is golden and is almost completely without bitterness. CLARITY, CLARITY, CLARITY!

This tea brick is composed of entirely spring 2008 raw material from the exact same area as the 2005 production. This year Yunnan Sourcing is proud to be the exclusive producer and distributor of this very special tea! We have produced exactly 460 bricks in total!